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Having problems with your Canon Digital Cameras ?

I have a canon A520 Powershot camera . I have 2 problems, 1st, when i take a picture and view it on the LCD there are white lines going horizontal across the picture.
The scon proble is, I put in a newly charged pair of batteries and the camera works for 5 minutes and then says please change the batteries.

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The battery issue seems to be a problem with this model after 4 years, unfortunately you have to open and close the battery compartment to clear this error. This is not a permanent fix.

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